multipole
adjective
physicsspecializeduk/ˌmʌl.tiˈpəʊl/us/ˌmʌl.tiˈpoʊl//ˌmʌl.taɪˈpoʊl/involvingseveralmagneticpoles(= theendsof amagnetwhere themagneticforceisstrongest):
Theplasmaisconfinedwithin amagnetictrapwith multipolemagneticwalls.
Erikssonlookedat the nonlinearmotionof arigidconductorin a multipolefield.
relatingto amathematicalcalculationthatinvolvesaseriesofterms, usedespeciallyforsolvingproblemsinphysics:
multipoleexpansion
multipolemethods
- We willignoretheinterferencebetween different multipolecomponents.
- Furthertermsfor afullmultipoleexpansioncan beobtainedbydifferentiation.
- The multipolemomentshere aredefinedin the sameglobalframe.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- frictionless
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar
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